Biography

COL Craig A. Meredith is the Judge Advocate for United
Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea, and
Eighth army.

COL Meredith was born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, during
his father’s assignment to the Eighth Infantry Division.He graduated from Wheaton College, Wheaton,
Illinois in 1985, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and a commission
earned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps.The same year, he received a Master of Arts
degree from the Wheaton Graduate School in theology.COL Meredith graduated from the University of
Virginia School of Law in 1988.

COL Meredith’s initial assignment was to the Office of
the Staff Judge Advocate at the United States Military Academy.He served as an administrative law attorney
and then as a Special Actions attorney (cadet honor and misconduct hearings),
and Chief of Legal Assistance, Defense, and Claims.In 1991, COL Meredith was reassigned to Fort
Riley and the 1st Infantry Division, where he served as Trial Counsel, Defense
Counsel, and Chief, Administrative Law.From 1995 until 1997, COL Meredith was assigned as the Chief, Military Justice
at Fort Bliss, the United States Army Air Defense Artillery Center.From 1998 to 2000, COL Meredith was assigned
to V Corps with duty at Hanau, Germany, as the Officer-in-Charge of the Hanau
Legal Center.

In 2000, COL Meredith was reassigned to the
Administrative Law Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General, in
Washington D.C, working with the Investigation Division of the Office of the
Inspector General and assisting in the investigations of alleged general
officer misconduct.From 2001 to 2003,
COL Meredith served as the Deputy Legal Advisor for The Inspector General,
providing advice concerning investigations, assistance actions, inspections,
and supervising The Inspector General’s Records Release Office.

From 2003 to 2005, COL Meredith served as Deputy Staff
Judge Advocate for Eighth United States Army, Korea.During this period he also served as
Commander, United States Army Legal Services Activity – Korea and
Officer-in-Charge of the Yongsan Law Center.

From 2005 until 2009, COL Meredith served as Chief, Civil
Law, and then Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for United States European Command
(USEUCOM), Stuttgart, Germany.At
EUCOM, COL Meredith served as head of delegation for teams that negotiated thirty
international agreements with Romania and Bulgaria, enabling the establishment
of U.S. bases in those countries.He
also played a role in international negotiations and discussions at the state
and military level with Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic, and the Russian
Federation.

From 2009 to 2011, COL Meredith served as Staff Judge
Advocate and Deputy Chief Counsel for Aviation and Missile Lifecycle Management
Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.From
2011 to 2014, he served as Chief, Operations Law Division, North American
Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command.